Niederanven

Niederanven Nidderaanwen
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Niederanven highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°39′05″N 6°15′20″E / 49.6514°N 6.2556°ECoordinates: 49°39′05″N 6°15′20″E / 49.6514°N 6.2556°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Raymond Weydert
Area
• Total	41.36 km^2 (15.97 sq mi)
Area rank	11th of 105
Highest elevation	429 m (1,407 ft)
• Rank	28th of 105
Lowest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
• Rank	49th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	5,663
• Rank	22nd of 105
• Density	140/km^2 (350/sq mi)
• Density rank	49th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011005
Website	niederanven.lu

Niederanven (Luxembourgish: Nidderaanwen) is a commune and town in Luxembourg. Its population is 5,440 and it is located north-east of Luxembourg City. Part of the Luxembourg-Findel International Airport is located within Niederanven (and partly in Sandweiler).

The A1 and the N1 roadways intersect in Niederanven.

Geography

As of 2001, the town of Niederanven, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 1,476. Other towns within the commune include Ernster, Hostert, Oberanven, Rameldange, Senningen, Senningerberg, and Waldhof.

International relations

Twin towns - Sister cities

Niederanven is a founding member of the Douzelage, a unique town twinning association of 24 towns across the European Union. This active town twinning began in 1991 and there are regular events, such as a produce market from each of the other countries and festivals.^[1][2] Discussions regarding membership are also in hand with three further towns (Agros in Cyprus, Škofja Loka in Slovenia, and Tryavna in Bulgaria).

Altea, Spain - 1991

Bad Kötzting, Germany - 1991

Bellagio, Italy - 1991

Bundoran, Ireland - 1991

Granville, France - 1991

Holstebro, Denmark - 1991

Houffalize, Belgium - 1991

Meerssen, the Netherlands - 1991

Niederanven, Luxembourg - 1991

Preveza, Greece - 1991

Sesimbra, Portugal - 1991

Sherborne, United Kingdom - 1991

Karkkila, Finland - 1997

Oxelösund, Sweden - 1998

Judenburg, Austria - 1999

Chojna, Poland - 2004

Kőszeg, Hungary - 2004

Sigulda, Latvia - 2004

Sušice, Czech Republic - 2004

Türi, Estonia - 2004

Zvolen, Slovakia - 2007

Prienai, Lithuania - 2008

Marsaskala, Malta - 2009

Siret, Romania - 2010

References

1. "Douzelage.org: Home". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
2. "Douzelage.org: Member Towns". www.douzelage.org. Retrieved 2009-10-21.

External links

• Media related to Niederanven at Wikimedia Commons